A new illustrated hand-book of phrenology, physiology and physiognomy
Item
- Title
- A new illustrated hand-book of phrenology, physiology and physiognomy
- Creator
- Wells, R. B. D. (Robert Blockley Dodd)
- Location
- London
- Publisher
- H. Vickers
- Date
- 1870
- Format
- xviii, 294 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 19 cm
- Subject
- Phrenology
- Physiology
- Site pages
- Phrenology
- Media
R.B.D. Wells, phrenologist
Historical figures of phrenology
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Subdivision of the organs
The head shape of someone "course-grained, gross, and carnal"
Canon Farrar
Comparing the destructive and carnivorous natures of different creatures
"The human character in regard to the destructive or peaceful propensities also corresponds with the width of the head"
The part of the skull indicating intelligence
"The gorilla is more largely developed in the perceptive and reflective facultives than any other animal"
The phrenological head of an intelligent man
"When only portions of the brain are developed, the skull at the undeveloped parts is found on examination after death to be thinner than the other parts"
Cross-cut depiction of the brain
Depiction of the "subarachnoid fluid"
Bottom view of the brain
The Brain, showing its connection with the body
Symbolical Head
Location of the organs
Groups and definitions of the organs
Shakespeare was considered to be perfectly balanced in mind and body
There are four hand-breadths between the perceptive facultives and the occiput
The first hand-breadth should cover the perceptive and reflective faculties
Good digestion, indicated by a fullness of the cheek from the arrow point downwards
Weak digestion, indicated by the falling in, or furrowed apperance, of the cheek
Lord Byron, as an example of someone with mental temperment
How to take measurements of the head
Comparing the heads of someone who is quarrelsome and has perverted combativeness vs. someone who is quiet and inoffensive and moderately combative
Hope large versus hope small
Spirituality large versus spirituality small
Veneration large versus veneration small
Benevolence large versus benevolence moderate
Self-perfecting faculties large versus self-perfecting faculties very small
Order and time large, as demonstrated by A. Beldon
Agreeableness, language, alimentitiveness, and the moral sentiments large
Expression of agreeableness
Course skull and large frontal sinus versus fine-grained skull without frontal sinus
Showing the countour of chimpanzee, orangutans, and human skulls
Illustrating the differences of character exhibited by different contours of the head
"Showing grades of intelligence from the dog to a high type of man"